Supervisor: Totte Niittylä, Dept of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU.
Tel. 786 84 34. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A one year or 6 months Master¹s research project position in plant cell
wall biosynthesis.
The research project is part of an effort to understand mechanisms of
carbon incorporation to wood cell walls with the applied goal of
increasing the biomass of future biorefinery feedstocks. The work is
carried out with Arabidopsis and hybrid aspen as model systems.
You need to be enrolled in a Masters degree in plant
biology, molecular biology, biochemistry or equivalent in a European
university. Knowledge in molecular biology techniques is a merit and
good English is a requirement. The project can be part of the UPSC
Masters in plant biotechnology program or be tailored to the needs of an
external Masters degree. For more information and to apply please send a
cover letter and a short CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.